Gabriel Jesus' return to training this week after undergoing minor surgery for a knee ailment has given Arsenal a significant boost.
During a conversation with Charles Watts on his YouTube channel, journalist Sam Dean provided further details about the former Manchester City striker.
Arsenal supporters would have feared the worse when Mikel Arteta revealed that Gabriel Jesus required surgery after taking part in most of pre-season tour.
Despite enjoying a complete preseason tour with the Gunners, the 26-year-old missed the opening two games of the new Premier League season, which was a major oversight.
But now that Jesus has been seen practicing and Arteta has said he's available, his comeback seems imminent.
Jesus' potential starting spot against Fulham tomorrow is still up in the air, but those who deal with him at Arsenal don't find it surprising that he recovered so swiftly from injury.
Speaking about his recovery, Dean said: “I remember talking to people around his previous knee injury last season obviously a much more serious one that he suffered at the World Cup.
“One thing everybody said to me was the way he is as a character, is someone says to him, ‘Right, it’s two weeks until you’re running again’, he’ll say, ‘No, ten days’.
“If someone says it’s two months until he’s back on a pitch, he’ll say, ‘No, a month and a half’.
“He’s always looking to push those boundaries and sort of exceed expectations in that sense.
“So, based on that, it’s not really a surprise that he is from what we see yesterday and from this evidence slightly ahead of schedule.
“Although, what I would say is that schedule has never been nailed down to any of us publicly or indeed privately.”
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